This old man is a little pedantic, well, no, Chen Haoran thought about it, the people who can become big officials are all eight-sided and exquisite, if the old man is really pedantic, can he still sit in the position of the secretary of the Great Chu Ministry for so long? Uncle said this, it makes me wonder, could it be that the silver earned by the Murong clan in all walks of life is higher than other people's silver?"

Murong Kan opened his mouth in extreme astonishment, never expecting that his brother-in-law would be able to say such a coherent sarcasm.

Murong Jing was also stunned, and after returning to his senses, he subconsciously retorted: "A gentleman loves money, he takes something and doesn't take something, how can he generalize?"

"Okay. Chen Haoran didn't argue with the old man who was a little fake and high-minded on this topic, waved his hand and said: "Uncle, we can also be regarded as a family, there is no need to say anything else, this is not a big deal, why is my uncle so opposed?"

Murong Jing hesitated slightly, brushed the long black beard that hung down to his chest, and then frowned: "What the virtuous nephew said is also true, originally about your young man, it is inconvenient for the old man to ask more." It's just that when the virtuous nephew first came to Kyoto, I didn't know that the situation in the capital was complicated now, my Murong clan has been rich and glorious for generations, and everyone has attracted attention, although there are many friends and friends, but there are not a few people with ill intentions, so at this time, it is better to have more than one thing. ”

Chen Haoran said: "Uncle, can you be more thorough?"

The words have been said about this, and Murong Jing simply explained. It turned out that when the Great Chu was founded, the ancestors of the three famous lords of the Murong family, the Xiang family, and the Long family were originally friends, but the descendants gradually became estranged, and later the three families had more friction due to interests. Xiang Shi just paid it back. More than 100 years ago, the two heads of the Long family and the Murong family had a deep grudge over a matter, and even fought in the court regardless of their status, which led to a sharp deterioration in the relationship between the two families.

Murong Jing sighed: "The two families have been fighting for a long time, and the old man is not afraid of what the Long family can do to my Murong clan." But the glory of the Murong clan has reached the extreme, and even if the grace of heaven is vast, there is nothing to add. After a little hesitation, he continued: "What the virtuous nephew said is extremely true, you and I can be regarded as a family with honor and disgrace, and even if some words are disrespectful to the royal family, the old man has to say it." ”

In addition to them, there were Mrs. Murong, Murong Di, Murong Kan and Murong Xun, and there were no outsiders. Everyone was shocked when they heard this. Mrs. Murong was disgraced and said, "Master, how can this great rebellious talk be ......?"

Murong Jing waved his hand to interrupt her, and said angrily: "Madame, don't be so alarmed, the emperor is also the common people in the world, and he is the king of heaven except for the grace of heaven, so why can't he comment?"

Chen Haoran was quite surprised, and said in his heart that he could look away. It's not easy for this old man to dare to say such things.

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Murong Jing continued: "Since ancient times, although none of the three major clans of Great Chu have reached this point, the children of all clans are all over the government and the opposition, and their power is too prominent, so they can't help the royal family not to have a taboo heart. Today, Emperor Xuanwei is still generous. It's a pity that the days of King's Landing are not many, and the eldest prince, the second prince and the seventh prince who are expected to inherit the unification are only slightly more than enough, but the amount of tolerance is a little insufficient. The old man worked hard day and night to do his duty, but he did not seek merit but no fault, in order to avoid accidents by the royal suspicion in the future. It's an extraordinary time. The old man didn't want his nephew to give people a handle on things. ”

The Murong Kan Murong Xun brothers thought it was true, they were ordered by Murong Jing'er every day, and they saw the situation they were facing quite clearly, so they did everything in a proper manner, for fear of going beyond Lei Chi, so as not to give others the opportunity to attack.

After the demon sense was opened, Chen Haoran's thinking was extremely quick, and he immediately realized that something was wrong, and immediately smiled and said, "Uncle, you are just doing this for nothing, and it will not help the Murong family in any way. ”

Murong Jing was surprised: "What's wrong with the old man? ”

Chen Haoran said: "The powerful position of the Murong family has now reached such a height, and it is not only hard for my uncle to maintain the status quo, but also very unwise, he has been in the position of public criticism for a long time, if all kinds of unfavorable factors come together and explode one day, I am afraid that the situation of the Murong family will be extremely dangerous at that time." ”

Murong Jing was stunned for a moment, and immediately thought that this possibility was indeed very great, and his heart was shocked, his fingers twisted his beard did not feel tight, and he pulled off a few beards, and he didn't care about the beautiful hair that he usually cherished very much, and said hurriedly: "Then what is good? ”

Chen Haoran spread his hands and said: "According to my opinion, take a step back and open the sky, if my uncle wants to protect himself, the best way is to step down from the position of the secretary first." ”

"Take a step back and open the sky?" Murong Jing's eyes lit up first, and then he shook his head and said: "This is not bad, but how can my Murong clan retreat at this time? The wealth of the Murong clan can already make ten generations worry-free, the old man is not nostalgic for the convenience of this Shangshu position, but there are many people who covet the Murong clan and want to replace him, and the Long clan is eye-catching, if the old man loses power, how can he deal with it?"

Before Chen Haoran could answer, Murong Di, who had been sitting quietly beside his mother, said at this time: "Father, I am too worried, my Murong clan has been based for dozens of generations, if there is no crime of rebellion, who can easily shake it? The only thing to worry about is Di ...... What Di Gongzi said. Therefore, the daughter also thinks that it is best to take a step back, so that the father has plenty of time and energy to weaken and resolve the hostile factors in all aspects. She was really surprised in her heart, Chen Haoran's performance today was very different from the past, as if he was a completely different person, not happy and surprised, and faintly flashed a trace of indescribable worry.

Murong Jing didn't know that what his beloved daughter said was true, but he was cautious and cautious by nature, and he considered the worst side of everything first, and muttered: "This move is not impossible, but it needs to be carefully discussed how to start when it comes to the whole body. Is there any solution to this dilemma?"

Everyone looked at Chen Haoran with expectation, and after this conversation, unconsciously, he became a think tank for advice.

Even though the demonic mind has been opened, the deep-rooted nature and some actions are difficult to change, Chen Haoran habitually scratched his head. "I've heard a story. ”

Everyone was stunned, today Chen Haoran just entered the Murong Mansion and told a story and made a poem, could it be that he wanted to write a poem again?

Chen Haoran said: "Once upon a time, there was a big country in the Western Han Dynasty, and a person named Xiao He was the first hero of the founding of the country. In order to repay the emperor's kindness, Xiao He was diligent and loved the people, honest and self-controlled, and won the love of the people. A rebellion somewhere. The emperor personally led a large army to quell the rebellion, and Xiao He did his best to supply military supplies in the rear to stabilize the political situation. The emperor sent people to investigate what Xiao He was doing in the court, and the investigators replied that Xiao Xiangguo loved the people like a son, and in addition to handling military supplies, he was nothing more than doing something to appease and sympathize with the people. After hearing this, the emperor was always silent and did not make any comments, but instead rewarded Xiao He with 5,000 households, and sent 500 more people to his guards. Hundreds of officials came to congratulate one after another. ”

Hearing this, Murong Xun couldn't help but say, "Oh no. What is there to congratulate? This is clearly a sign of impending catastrophe, the emperor began to be suspicious of Xiao He, thinking that he had the intention of bribing the hearts of the people and plotting against him, so he sent troops to monitor in case of accidents. ”

Murong Kan also said: "Yes, what should this Xiao do? Could it be that he was forced to rebel because of this?"

Di Xiaoshi smiled. continued: "Xiao He was very grateful at first, but later he woke up from a dream when he was reminded by a doorman, and realized that the situation was not good, so he listened to the doorman's strategy and asked his family to search for people's fields and houses at low prices. If there is disobedience, use power to seize it. Xiao He's reputation for honesty and honesty soon became stinky, and the people were all resentful, secretly spitting and scolding, and when the emperor returned to the court, the people stopped the road to file a complaint, asking for severe punishment for Xiao He's evil deeds of taking advantage of and exploiting the people. ”

Murong Jing listened attentively, and unconsciously twisted a few more black whiskers, and only muttered: "For such a high-powered minister who has won the hearts of the people, the emperor's main purpose is to prevent him from being ambitious, and the crime of embezzling people's property is not worth mentioning. This Xiao He's self-stigmatizing integrity will definitely be able to release the suspicion of the Lord, this is indeed the ultimate cleverness. It's just that Xiao He's life has been ruined because of this, but it's too regrettable. ”

Chen Haoran said with a smile: "Uncle is right, after Xiao He made his reputation stinky, the emperor no longer doubted, and did not punish Xiao He, but just let him admit his mistake to the people to compensate for the price of the land, and Xiao He was able to enjoy wealth and prosperity from then on." ”

Murong Jing frowned and said: "Does the virtuous nephew want the old man to follow Na Xiao He, so that the emperor will punish and dismiss the old man from his official position? I'm afraid this is not very appropriate, right? My Murong clan has been an official for generations, not to say that everyone is honest and honest, but there are few corrupt officials who exploit the people, if the old man does such illegal acts, he will be scolded by others, and the reputation of the Murong clan will be ruined from now on, and the old man will have the face to face the ancestors and ancestors? No, no, this move must not be. ”

Although it was the first time he met Murong Jing, looking at his words and deeds, Chen Haoran also knew that this old man regarded his reputation as very important, and he would never do such a helpless move until a certain time. He smiled again: "Uncle misunderstood, the story I said is just for reference, if it really makes the emperor take the initiative to dismiss his uncle, I am afraid that the good days of the Murong family will not be far away...... I just want to say that my uncle might as well indulge the children of the clan a little, such as some acts of tyranny and bullying for profit, as long as they are not too out of line, my uncle does not need to restrain them. In this way, someone will definitely jump out to report and impeach, anyway, these small things can't affect the foundation of the Murong family, although the uncle let them make trouble, after that, there will be a lot of such things, and the uncle will ask for guilt in the name of lax discipline, I believe that no one can really rely on this to help the uncle, but can divert attention and transform the contradictions. ”

Murong Jing suddenly became enlightened, so that he could not only resolve the current crisis, but also not damage his own reputation, he was extremely happy, and couldn't help nodding his head again and again: "Yes, yes, this is a very good strategy to advance and retreat." The previous regret in his heart had already flown away from the clouds, and he secretly said that Murong Di knew people with a good eye, and chose a rare son-in-law for the Murong family.

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At this time, Murong Di said: "This is just an expedient measure to ensure peace for a while, if my Murong clan does not hold power above the temple for a long time." It will gradually be eaten away by people and swallowed by whales and will fall, so what should I do?"

Murong Kan clapped his hands and said: "Yes, if you don't have power, you will be bullied, the Long family will not let us go easily if they have the opportunity to suppress us, what should we do?

Chen Haoran rolled his eyes. Thinking about it before marrying your eldest sister into the door, he desperately treated me as a free laborer, and said: "The world is changeable, what will be the perfect strategy?" After thinking about it, he said: "It seems that you are very jealous of the Long family, since this is the case, then simply hold the Long family higher, and let the status of the Long family be above the Murong family and the Xiang family." ”

Murong Kan was stunned and said, "The Long clan is already at odds with my Murong clan, if he makes his family dominant." How much more will you be humiliated by them?"

Chen Haoran shook his head and said: "Didn't you say that Emperor Xuanwei doesn't have much time to live?" Now let the Long family fight for power, the greater the power, the better, as long as Emperor Xuanwei dies in the future, no matter which of the three princes ascends the throne, the first thing to do must be to suppress the old forces and support their new forces, the higher the Long family climbs, the worse it will inevitably fall." He smiled and said, "You want to say that you are being bullied by it." Aren't the children of the Murong family going to change their low-key style and be arrogant? Why should they be bullied by the Long family? If there is anything to take the initiative to fight with them openly, and they must not suffer losses in terms of face. In private, the uncle tolerated the concession of power, slapped someone with his right hand, and secretly stuffed them with his left hand, so that the Long family thought that he had taken advantage of the actual situation, and he had already secretly had fun, would he still think about the gains and losses with the Murong family?"

Everyone listened in a daze. Chen Haoran's plan can be said to be extremely destructive. Now that the battle for the throne of Great Chu is raging, and the situation is extremely complex and dangerous, the Murong family can not only take the opportunity to alleviate the huge pressure brought by the power like a hot potato, but also push the boat down the river to put this noose around the neck of the Long family, which is really murderous without blood.

It's been a long time. Murong Jing let out a long breath: "How fortunate the old man is to have such a brave and resourceful son-in-law." He was indeed extremely lucky, Chen Haoran showed his insight and scheming, and he was shocked when he had been immersed in the sea for decades, if such a character fell into the Long family, I was afraid that the Murong clan would not know how to die by then.

"Come, put on the banquet, the old man wants to have a drink with his virtuous nephew today. ”

Seeing his father's loud command with high interest, a trace of indescribable worry appeared on Murong Diqiao's face, and he turned his eyes to stare at Chen Haoran, and let out a soft sigh in his heart.

"Come, I'll give Brother Di another drink. ”

At night, in the drunken immortal residence of the premier restaurant in Shangjing, Chang'an Hou Mujian was full of spring breeze and diligently raised his glass to persuade him.

Mu Jian was indeed very happy, the matter of cooperating with Chen Haoran to open a gambling house was quite smooth, and he didn't have to come out on his own, Murong Kan promised that he would come forward to open up all joints and obtain the legitimate right to operate. At that time, 20% of the profits will be handed over to the Department of Taxation and used as maintenance expenses, and the remaining 80% will be divided equally between Chan Haoran and Mu Jian.

Without any effort, he made a lot of money for nothing, and he had to make Mu Jian close to Chen Haoran, and the relationship between the two quickly became closer, and after a few glasses of wine, it was like having made friends for many years.

People are in good spirits on happy occasions, after the sky is dark, Mu Jianjiu has reached half drunk, but he still feels that he is still not happy, and he is excitedly proposing: "Today and Brother Di will have a good time, and it is rare to be interested, so why not go to Langying Lake to enjoy the night." ”

As soon as these words came out, Murong Kan and the Murong Xun brothers couldn't help but show some strange looks on their faces. Anyone who lives in the capital city knows that the Lane Shadow Lake is home to Kyoto's most famous Golan Theater. Mu Jian's meaning of having a good night is naturally self-evident.

Going to the kiln with the prospective brother-in-law to prostitute the girl, this is a bit unusual, the Murong brothers stared at each other and couldn't laugh, and they didn't know how to deal with it for a while, so they all squeaked: "This, I'm just afraid that something is wrong, right?"

Mu Jian was drunk, and he didn't notice the embarrassment of Brother Murong, and said half-truthfully: "I know, I, the Marquis of Chang'an, is an empty shelf Marquis, and there are few people in the capital who can really look at it, what's the matter, even Xian Kunzhong doesn't want to see him?"

Brother Murong had a big head, and could only smile bitterly and said: "How dare you, how dare you, how can my brother have such intentions? The Marquis of Chang'an is drunk, so it is better to go back and rest earlier." ”

He was about to beckon his attendants who were waiting outside to come in. Mu Jian shook his hand and shouted with a big tongue: "If you really can afford me, you have to go to this Shadow Lake today, if you don't go, you will look down on me...... Although Ben Hou is an empty shelf, he still has a little backbone. If you don't want to accept charity, you have to, and our cooperation will be written off. ”

The hereditary King of Freedom, who is still provided with iron coupons to avoid death and the whip of the emperor at home, sounds very honorable and bluffing, but in addition to the first generation of the King of Freedom who is quite comfortable because of the gratitude of his royal brother, it is not as good as the generation that wears the hat of this prince who has no real power. If it weren't for the title of a prince, I am afraid that it would not even be as good as a sesame official. All kinds of unsatisfactory are accumulated in my heart, but there is nowhere to vent. This time, with the help of wine, Mu Jian finally felt a little happy.

Chen Haoran saw that there was something wrong with everyone, and after a little understanding of the situation, he laughed and said, "Isn't it just going to the Qinglou to drink flower wine, what's so embarrassing? Let's go, let's go together." ”

Brother Murong couldn't help but secretly complain, and was worried about how to explain to the old man and sister after going back, Chen Haoran said indifferently: "Uncle didn't say it." I can be the master of everything outside, what kind of heart do you have? Keep it so that you will not be punished. ”

Yes, the old man did tell him so, and the Murong brothers figured it out and no longer hesitated, in fact, Chen Haoran made a decision. Nor can they object to it.

Xu Chenghan and Gao Erniu also followed to the drunken immortal residence, and when they heard that they were going to a brothel, Gao Erniu immediately remembered the beautiful girls in the painting boat on the Bashui River, and felt that his whole body was hot for no reason, and he thought that it would be good to follow the second young master. Not only can you eat fragrant and drink spicy food, but you also have the opportunity to hug the water spirit girl who never dreamed of before...... Thinking of the beauty of the stimulation, I couldn't help but open my big mouth and drool, and giggled happily.

Xu Chenghan had never set foot in this kind of Fengyue place, and he was worried in his heart, and whispered: "Senior, I see, I won't go, right?"

Chen Haoran couldn't help but say, grabbed him, and shouted: "Have you heard of a merry and talented man? If you are not romantic, how can you be called a genius? Don't be wordy, follow me." ”

Langying Lake is not too big, although it is the location of the first green building in Da Chu, the lakeside is quite elegant and quiet, and there is little noisy and kitsch. In the middle of the sparkling lake, a huge painting boat ripples freely with the clear waves, and you can faintly hear the silk and bamboo ethereal light song and dance, which is the real studio.

Approaching in a small boat, Chen Haoran realized that this painting boat could not actually be said to be a boat, but could be called a pavilion on the water, with four floors high and accommodating thousands of people. When you look up, the lights are dazzling, and the decorations are even more beautiful and exquisite, and every detail can be seen to strive for perfection.

Xu Chenghan sincerely admired: "Such a gorgeous and luxurious place, I don't know how much effort it took to build it?"

Mu Jian said with a smile: "Many princes and grandsons from other countries came to Dachu, and they still fell in love after they lost all their money in the studio, so they naturally had to be attractive." ”

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Along the exquisitely carved gangway up to the lowest deck, a few young ladies greeted them with smiles and ushered the group into the hall, and their words and deeds were quite elegant and decent, and it could be seen that they had been taught a certain degree of etiquette. The maidservant who welcomes guests and serves tea in the studio has such a quality, and the elegance of her red card can certainly be imagined.

Chen Haoran's party is extraordinary, and the person in charge of receiving it is a beautiful woman with a clever smile, seeing that the status of the costume in the studio is not low, his eyes turned on everyone, and soon found a person he knew, smiled and grabbed his arm and said: "Alas, it turned out that the second son of Murong was here, and the slave family was not welcomed, and he asked the second son to forgive his sins." ”

Murong Kan's gaze was fixed on Murong Xun, under the strict control of the old man, the Murong brothers had never dared to blatantly set foot in such a fireworks place, but it was not surprising that this beautiful woman was so familiar with Murong Xun.

Seeing the eldest brother's unkind eyes, Murong Xun's neck couldn't help shrinking slightly, but the beautiful woman smiled to herself: "The second son hasn't come these days, Yuchan's little Nizi is thinking about it tightly, and she wants the slave family to send a letter to the second son." ”

Seeing that the eldest brother's eyes were becoming sharper and sharper, Murong Xun hurriedly pushed the beautiful woman away, and said with a dry smile: "Big brother, don't get me wrong, Miss Yuchan is a talented girl in the studio, and there is nothing between me and her, but occasionally I come to listen to her play the piano, talk about poetry, and talk about songs, it's really nothing." ”

Before Murong Kan could speak, Chen Haoran had already asked first: "You really didn't do anything else when you came here?"

Murong Xun almost wanted to swear an oath to show his innocence: "Absolutely nothing else." ”

Chen Haoran stared at him up and down a few times, suddenly shook his head, and patted him on the shoulder with great sympathy: "Alas, second brother, I didn't expect you to suffer such a misfortune at a young age, it's really tragic." ”

"What misfortune has happened to me, how tragic has it been?" Murong Xun was puzzled.

Chen Haoran asked rhetorically: "You can't be humane now, aren't you miserable?"

Murong Xun's eyes widened, and he suddenly jumped to the ground, and said angrily: "Who said I can't be humane?Xiaoshi, I'm also your second brother, how can you curse me like this?"

Chen Haoran said slowly: "If you are humane, why don't you touch that Yuchan girl when you come here, who do you want to deceive." ”

Murong Xun couldn't care less about his eldest brother staring at him from the side, and said angrily: "Don't you even understand this? Yuchan is still a Qingqi person, I want to comb her not only to pay a lot of gifts, but also to set up a banquet to invite some celebrities and gentlemen to attend, in this way, it is bound to be known to my father, how can he agree?"

Chen Haoran suddenly realized something, and when his eyes moved slightly, he saw a slender woman in a blue gauze skirt standing in front of the curtain in the inner hall, looking at Murong Xun with a sad look in his eyes, his heart moved, and he smiled again: "So, it is because you look down on that Yuchan girl, and you are afraid of losing the face of your family and uncle, so you are unwilling to accept her." ”

"I don't mean that. Murong Xun loudly denied: "Although Miss Yuchan exists in this land of wind and moon, Lan Xinhui's quality is better than that of a fairy, and she is all good at poetry, calligraphy, piano, painting, singing and dancing, how can I have the slightest heart to look down on her." Merely...... Alas, if I am not afraid of my father's punishment, I hate to welcome her into the house with the Eight Lifting Bridge. ”

Na Liren's eyes were filled with infinite emotion, and she suddenly ran up, threw herself into Murong Xun's arms, and choked up affectionately: "The concubine's body is just a willow posture, and her ugly body is not so affectionate...... Today, I heard the traces of the second son's heart, and even if the concubine died, she would have no regrets. ”

Murong Xun hurriedly covered her mouth: "Yuchan, why did you say such ominous words, if there are really three long and two short, wouldn't I die and not redeem me?"

Seeing the two of them holding hands and looking at each other and weeping sadly, Chen Haoran only felt a stream of sour water coming out of his stomach, and he couldn't cry or laugh. Ask what is the love in the world, call people life and death, dare to love talented and beautiful people are all this virtue, when the fart is unsatisfactory, crying and crying like life and death are separated from heaven and man. shouted: "Okay, don't play the bloody Qiong Yao drama here, I'll make the decision for you, and I'll round the cave room tonight." ”

Others are familiar with Chen Haoran's temperament, but Mu Jian can't help but be stunned, in terms of identity, Chen Haoran is a brother-in-law, but he wants to force his eldest brother Murong Xun to open buds for the girl in the Qinglou, what kind of shit is this? It's just a fantasy.

The beautiful woman smiled at this time: "This master, this can't be helped, how can Yuchan also be the first few Qingqi people in the shadow building, how can the matter of combing be so sloppy? ”

Someone outside suddenly said in a loud voice: "How can this be true, I said a few days ago that I wanted to comb Miss Yuchan, you pushed back and made excuses, but today you are allowed to others, what is the reason, don't you put me in your eyes?" As he spoke, a group of people walked in hugging each other. (To be continued......)